: पद्मा गोळे) (1913–1998) was a Marathi

Marathi people

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 poetess from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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, India

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. She was one of the many women from rich Indian families who were emboldened by the Gandhian movement to become feminist writers

Feminism in India

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. Her poetry was heavily influenced by the writings of Ram Ganesh Gadkari

Ram Ganesh Gadkari

Ram Ganesh Gadkari was a Marathi poet, playwright, and humorist from Maharashtra, India.Ram Ganesh Gadkari was one of the writers in new age transformation in Marathi Literature. He wrote poetry under the pen name Govindagraj and humorous articles under the pen name Balakram...

, Tryambak Bapuji Thombre, and Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar

Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar

Yashwant Dinkar Pendharkar was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. He wrote poetry under the pen name Yashwant ....

. Much of Padma's poetry depicts the domestic lives of Indian middle-class

Middle class

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 women

Women in India

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The following are the collections of her poems:

• Akashwedi (आकाशवेडी)
• Shrawan Megh (श्रावणमेघ)
• Pritipathawar (प्रीतिपथावर)
• Nihar ( निहार)
• Swapnata (स्वप्नता)